How to: Frontside / Toeside Air
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- This week we are taking the next step in your strapless kitesurfing with a toeside or frontside air. While this certainly is a more more challenging way to jump in flat water this is something that is best applied to a wave and as a frontside air. In flat water you will be loading off of your toe side edge which is exactly how you will load up for and air while riding frontside (facing the wave) on a wave, most likely in onshore wind conditions. I would also recommend practicing this kiteboarding on a twin tip, as loading your toe side edge on a surfboard without straps is much more challenging and building some muscle memory in straps for this can go a long way.
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Next week: How to: Frontside Air Reverse / Toeside 180
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Bless your heart dude. The #1 problem I have with this jump is my kite falling to 10o'clock and hanking me backwards. The way you address this @3:30 is greatly appreciated.
Your vids on the strapless kiting is epic! Finding a heap of these tips really helpful and awesome tutorials! I watch them
Over and over after each session trying to improve so thanks a lot.
Super explanation, next time i'm out gonna practise this one!! Thanks for these tutorials!
Good luck!
Awesome content you are putting out, man!
The tip on sheeting the bar out before the pop really helped me.
Thanks and God bless you!
Thanks so much for letting me know. Love to hear it made a big difference for you!
pretty nice as usual ! thx.
thank you!
Definitely going to give the toeside air a go!..... How about some tips on timing of hitting the lip and kite control- when I square up to the lip I usually lose line tension so I'm usually hitting lip full speed down the line and can't quite match the wave speed properly.... Thanks!
Yeah timing is key and does change a bit with the wind direction relative to the wave. Near straight onshore wind is easiest for sure. If you are loosing line tension it sounds like you are in side shore wind going at the kite, which is frankly just a lot harder. If is is side on, maybe try some airs going the other way really pinching into the wind, this way as you go up the face you build line tension and lift in the kite. If you want to do downwind airs you will have to rely on your momentum vs the wind to keep the board on your feed and really work the kite deep into the wind window before hitting the lip not to loose line tension
@@evannetsch Thanks Evan!.... I live in the land of right point breaks and side shore winds so will definitely use my momentum to boost..... Thanks again for the tips and awesome videos!
tried this so often..its pretty hard to pop
Yes it is for sure, I think learning the toe side pop on a twin tip first can actually help a lot
thanxx for sharing, great! infomative but so hard....... how abot a tutorial on looping the kite in waves? there is almost nothing on the internet about this topic, and this is vital
It's a hard one for sure....I did a basic intro to wave riding video but kiteloops in waves is a good idea. I may add that one to the list!
These tricks are not as easy as these video makes it seem so and finding a strapless freestyle mentor/instructor is so difficult/rare.
This is one of those that is way harder than it looks as well... hope it was helpful!
These tips are helping me a lot, I've already managed to hit a jump with the surfboard, but when I try to follow someone with a bidirectional I lose control, I miss going faster when I use the surfboard, is it possible to walk at the same speed as a bidirectional one? (in non-flat water conditions)
Stoked to hear the tips are helping! I think I ride at about the same speed twin tip or surfboard but perhaps it does take a bit more time to feel completely confident riding at a faster speed on a surfboard especially in heavy chop...gotta follow each lump an bump a bit more and get comfortable with your board coming slightly unglued every few seconds as you rise and fall over waves and bumps, almost like a bunch of mini airs are you are riding along in as straight line.
@@evannetsch thanks for the reply, i will keep practicing, and watching the videos, they are very good !!!